A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.
Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia County.
Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, bought a jerrican of petrol, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement Sunday. Ndiema also sustained burn wounds, and the two are receiving specialized treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city.
Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans Nzoia to be near the county’s many athletic training centers.
What an absolutely horrific change in her day to day life over the course of a few short weeks. I hope she recovers quickly, although I hear that burn recovery is brutal and that her boyfriend goes to prison forever for such a malicious act.
I recently learned that debridement is scrubbing the burned area, usually without anesthetics, with wire-bristle brushes, to remove eschar and debris until it bleeds (ensuring blood flow to feed grafts or newly growing skin). May she received quickly and be made whole.
What a terrible day to be literate.
I feel that, to the core. I’m sorry, perhaps I should delete the comment to avoid distressing others?
I firmly believe you made a teaching comment and it should stay.
You never know who it will help.
Thank you. It feels awful.
Unfortunately, sometimes, that is the way it is. It still doesn’t diminish the value of the knowledge.
Thank you. 🫂
I did a job shadow at a PT clinic years ago. That’s where I learned that. Just scrape it all off until it eventually heals.
I used to have a manager that once slid out on her motorcycle on some loose sand and got a bit of road rash. The recovery was similar.
Yes, any kind of wound with debris or necrotic tissue. There are other methods, but I would imagine it greatly depends on the depth and extent of the wound and necrosis/foreign particulate matter. I would imagine it’s also true of corrosive wounds (chemical burns, of anyone wonders).
I had this done in about 1 square inch on top of my foot for a staph infection I got after crashing my bike. It was insanely painful.
And then imagine this same thing done on 75% of her body. I really hope she makes it and fully recovers and I hope her ex boyfriend rots in prison for what he did.
Exactly.
I’m so sorry, friend.
75% of her body
Oh… She’s likely not going to make it. There’s no coming back from that much of the body being burned. Infection is all but guaranteed. Just horrific.
My brother did. So don’t lose faith. And he’s fucking stronger and taller than me today 30 years later…plus it was 30 years ago in a shitty part of the world too. You can do it! 💪.
Dude, what happened to you and your brother?
It’s a very long story the details are too pii, but basically my bro got most of his skin with 3rd degree burns and he was in the hospital for about a year. He died a few times. Do you know anyone who has died a few times? When we got him back, he was different. Always easily irritated and angry. He grew up like that, today he controls it a little better but he can’t stand others so he’s single. I think it’s the incredible amount of steroids he was given to promote cell growth and for other pii reasons.
Oh man, that’s rough. I feel sorry about your brother. No human being deserves to go through so much pain and suffering. I hope he can at least appreciate some stuff in life and enjoy it every now and then. And I can imagine how hard it is to you and your family. I wish you all the best!
Thanks. But yeah, that’s the thing, lot’s of people have survived to tell about it. There’s no loosing hope until the last breath. And like I mentioned, the guy is fine today. Just some chest scars and such but otherwise all that is in the past.
I get what you’re saying but I think the bigger problem is whether the medical facility has the people equipment and supplies.
Update: she did not.
She died. I hope they jail that guy for the rest of his life.
Idk feel like they should have special circumstances crucifixion for shit like this. Maybe gender relations in Africa could be improved with one simple trick.
Violence begets violence
Exactly. You commit violence against your neighbor and boom! The state comes and violently nails your ass to a cross. I’m calling it “the consequences of your own actions.”
You don’t want the state to get used to committing extreme violence with their citizens.
Nor do you want the death penalty to return.
Who is to say their neighbor didn’t burn her trying to frame the guy? If you aren’t 100% sure then you might be killing innocents. And you can never be 100% sure.
Sure you do. Some people are simply a net negative to their society. For example, someone who burns an Olympian to death with gasoline over a property dispute. Or a sex trafficker who kidnaps women to sell into slavery. There’s plenty of good reasons to unalive certain members of our society. The violence is simply a deterrent
Who is to say their neighbor didn’t burn her trying to frame the guy? If you aren’t 100% sure then you might be killing innocents. And you can never be 100% sure.
Unfortunately she died: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vx0kq2xr2o
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